Kenya · Pyroclastic cone
Elmenteita Badlands
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Elevation
- 2126m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Country
- Kenya
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Kenyan Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 2126m
- Coordinates
- -0.546, 36.249
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The Elmenteita Badlands, located between Lake Elmenteita (N) and Eburru volcano (S), is an area of pyroclastic cones and lava flows of varying ages. Large basaltic lava flows and ash cones post-date the 10,000-year-old high-stand of Lake Elmenteita (Thomson and Dodson, 1963).
Eruption history
GlossaryDetailed timeline
No eruption records available.
Nearby volcanoes
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